Meeting in Spanish 🇪🇸

Can be a tricky one (Reunión = Meeting)

Although reunión sounds like the English word “reunion”, it isn’t the equivalent translation.

Reunión means meeting, even in a formal context like a business.

Think of a reunion as people MEETING to get your head around it.
Every reunion (English) can be a reunión (meeting)
But not every reunión (meeting) is a reunion.

REUNIÓN = MEETING (NOUN)

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Easy to remember

Reunión sounds alot like Reunion, so think of Reuniting with someone at a meeting.

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Words ending in ión

Most (but not all) words ending in ión are feminine, like reunión, as well as la opinión, la canción, la nación, la religión, and la opción.

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Pronunciation

Normal speech: reh-oo-NYON
IPA: reu̯ˈnjon

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Other Meanings

“Reunión” can also mean “reunion” in English, as in the act of reuniting with someone or something.

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Variations by Country

In many Spanish-speaking countries, “reunión” is only used for more formal or official meetings.

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mnemonic

Think of “reunión” as a re-union, a coming together again with others.

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idioms

“Hacer una reunión de trabajo” – to have a business meeting.

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origin

From the Spanish verb “reunir”, meaning “to reunite” or “to gather together”.

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reunión info.

Tips to remember the word ‘reunión’: Think of it as a combination of ‘reunite’ and ‘on’, as in getting back ‘on’ with the people you’re reuniting with. Also, the beginning ‘reun-‘ sounds like ‘reunion’, which directly translates to ‘reunión’ in Spanish.

Explanations: ‘Reunión’ means meeting or gathering where people come together for a specific purpose. It can be formal, such as a business meeting, or informal, like a get-together with friends or family.

Other words that mean the same thing: ‘Encuentro’ (which can also mean ‘encounter’ or ‘meeting’), ‘asamblea’ (often used for a larger gathering or assembly), ‘congregación’ (which suggests a coming together, sometimes of a religious nature).

Alternate meanings/slang: In some contexts, ‘reunión’ could informally mean a party. For example, in a casual conversation, someone might refer to a party as ‘una reunión’.

Examples of sentences that use ‘reunión’:

– Tenemos una reunión de trabajo este viernes a las tres de la tarde.
– La próxima reunión de la asociación será en mi casa.
– ¿Te gustaría venir a una reunión con mis amigos este fin de semana?
– La reunión familiar se pospuso para el próximo mes.
– Durante la reunión, se discutieron varios temas importantes.

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